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EntertainingActivities Especially

for Children...

Builds Learning, Useand Enjoyment of

Computers

A Velsoft Computer Manual for Kids

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Computer Case

The parts of a computer

Monitor

MouseKeyboard

Speaker

Speaker


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Five things you can do on a computer

Play your favorite CD-ROM games.

Play games using a joystick.

Send e-mail to your friends.

Visit yourfavorite internetweb site.

Print out letters or pictures you have created.


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A PC or Personal Computer is a computerused by one person at a time.


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Sometypes ofPCs are:

NotebookComputer

HandheldComputer

DesktopComputer


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A keyboard lets youtype information andinstructions into acomputer. You canuse a keyboard totype letters and emailmessages or enternumbers into aspreadsheet.


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A mouse allows you to tellthe computer to do things.When you use a CD-ROMthe mouse is used to pointand click on things on yourcomputer screen.


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Some computers have a joystick that you use to play games.


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The processor is like the brains of a computerbecause it does the thinking. When you ask acomputer to do something the processor makessure it is done. A bigger processor can thinkfaster and make your computer work better.

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When we play a CD-ROM we can hear the soundsfrom our speakers.


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When you click print, the picture or wordson your computer screen is sent to yourprinter which prints the picture or words to a piece of paper.


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A monitor lets you see the things you aredoing on the computer. Things like typingletters or drawing pictures.


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A modem allowsyou to connectyour computer tothe Internet. Thisallows you tosend email to afriend or visityour favouriteweb site.


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A CD-ROM is inthe shape of acircle. It canhold lots ofpictures orgames on it.


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You play your CD-ROMs on a CD-ROM drive.


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Computer CasesA computer case contains most of the

major parts of a computer.

The DesktopCase

The TowerCase


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The hard drive in a computer is a place wherewe can store the work you do, like a letter youtyped to a friend. Some hard drives can saveenough letters to fill your bedroom.


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Floppy disks allow you to save the things you do ona computer so you can take them home with you.


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Computers use cards and chips to do some important things.

A sound cardsends sound toyour computerspeakers.

A video cardsends pictures toyour computerscreen.

A memory chipremembers thingsa computer justdid so it can workfaster.

1. Draw a circle around the parts of a computer that make sound.

2. When you play a CD-ROM pictures are shown on your monitor.Circle the monitor.

3. Draw a box around the piece of your computer that prints words orpictures on a page.

4. Circle the part of your computer that allows you to type your nameon the computer.


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1. When you want your computer to do something, you can point tothings on your computer screen using a mouse. Circle the mouse.

2. This computer part is used to play games.

3. If I wanted to use the Internet I would need a modem. Circle the modem.

4. A card inside my computer that produces sound and sends this tomy computer speakers is called a sound card. Circle the sound card.


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1. A processor is the brains of your computer. Circle the processor.

2. A card inside your computer that sends pictures to your monitoris called a video card. Draw a box around the video card.

3. A CD-ROM lets us play our favorite learning software on acomputer. Circle the CD-ROM.

4. To play a CD-ROM we would have to carefully insert it in a CD-ROMDrive. Circle the CD-ROM Drive.


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This is a picture of a new computer system. Matcheach computer part from the list of words.

Mouse Keyboard Speakers Printer Joystick

CD-ROM Drive Monitor


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Write the correct computer part on the lines below.Printer Keyboard Mouse Processor

You can use me to point and clickon things found on your computerscreen.

I let you type letters or numbers onyour computer screen.

I am the part inside your computerthat does all the thinking.

You use me to print out the picturesor words you make on thecomputer.


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Write the correct computer part on the lines below.Video Card Joystick Monitor Speaker

This part of the computer allowsyou to hear sounds from yourcomputer.

This part of the computer allowsyou to play games.

This part of a computer allowsyou to see what you are doing.

This computer card sends picturesor video to your computer monitor.

_peakers _rinter _ouse

_oystick _odem _eyboard

_onitor _D-ROM RAM _emory


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Spell the parts of the computer.


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Draw a straight line from the computer part to its name.

Speakers

Modem

Keyboard

CD-ROM

Floppy Disk

Mouse


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Draw a straight line from the computer part to its name.

HandheldComputer

DesktopComputer

Monitor

CD-ROM

Printer

Joystick


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Search For the Computer Parts Computer words are hidden in this puzzle.Can you circle the computer words?

MOUSEPRINTERKEYBOARDMONITORMODEM

CDROMSPEAKERSPROCESSORPCJOYSTICK

M O U S E J V Y T D S S

O P K E Y B O A R D B N

L J O Y S T I C K E F S

K L P R O C E S S O R F

Y T R G H L C D R O M U

M O N I T O R L O P K J

K L O I R P R I N T E R

Y S P E A K E R S K P C

B N M U M O D E M R Y G


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Use the following words to finish the story.

Computer Printer CD-ROM Monitor Keyboard Mouse Joystick Speakers

Lauren went to the computer store with her Mom to buy a new c__________.

They realized that if they wanted to print out pictures or letters they would need

a ______________ . Lauren's Mom let her buy one ___________ game to play

on the computer when they got home.

When they unpacked the computer they placed the ___________, which lets us

see pictures on our computer, on the desk. Next they unpacked a part called a

______________. This would be used to type letters or numbers onto the

computer screen. Lauren was surprised when she opened one part of the

computer which looked like a small___________. This part of the computer

system allows the user to point and click on things on their computer screen.

"Wow!" said Lauren, "what's this part?" Mom replied, "That part is called a

_____________ and helps you play games on your computer." Lauren continued

to unpack the computer and pulled out two square boxes that make sounds

called ____________. Lauren had unpacked all the computer parts and after the

computer was put together she and her mother surfed the Internet.


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Using the list below, print the proper names of the 3 different types of computers in theblank spaces provided.

Notebook Handheld Desktop Computer Computer Computer

Computer

Computer Computer


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When we buy new memory, video or sound cards to make our computer work fasteror do special things, this is called an upgrade.

Fill in the blanks of the following three sentences.

RAM Memory Chip Video Card Sound Card

If you wanted to upgrade your computer so it could run faster you would put a newRAM ________________ in it.

If you wanted to upgrade your computer to be able to play 3-D video games youwould put a new ______________ in it.

If you wanted to upgrade your computer to produce better sound quality you wouldput a new _______________ in it.


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Cut out a picture of a desktop computer from amagazine or newspaper and paste it on the mouse pad.

Try and answer the following questions about the computer you cut out.

The computer I choose has a ______ MHZ processor.

My computer has ______MB of RAM memory.

The computer I cut out has a ______GB hard drive.

My CD-ROM drive has_______x speed.

The computer comes with ____________ operating system.

The computer I choose has a _____________ keyboard.

This computer has a _______ modem so I can connect to the Internet.


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CIRCLE TRUE OR FALSE.

A computer would use aprinter to connect to theInternet.

When I type letters ornumbers on a computerI would use a mouse.

A joystick can be usedto play 3-D computergames.

A monitor lets me seepictures or images onmy computer.

A larger RAM memorychip would help makemy computer faster.


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On a separate piece of paper write a story about any one of the pictures.


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On a separate piece of paper write astory about any one of the pictures.

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